The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-06
STABLES OF NOTED MEN.
TIE HORSES AND TURNOUTS OF
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
se1stor sfspford's S25.0o" Barn hi'
Horne Farm at rslo Alta anu HIS
H,i.. 81 Horse IraininG-Reprsssnta-
tive SCOTS Horse Farm.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. Il walked pas TIE
largest privs'e stables iH Washington today.
The, are those OF Senator stanford, OF ali
sornia. The ground SLOTTED 70 them Is sixty
fee; front By more than lco feet deep, ana the
stables will accommodate about a dozen
hor-es and 4 cow. They are How nearly
completed. and they look more like a chapel
than stables. The building j. oi two stories.
II l. made OF select trick, and the ground
upon which II stands j. worth ~ least Ell a
square foot. II mas already cost, all told,
a.. OCJ. and will foot up si.@9 more before
il is completed Senator Stanford told me
before be left FOR California that ID building
these stables he aimed 81 the comfort q hs
horses rather than e~Itravaganoe, and that
the reports sent out about THEN 2~OrseOusnes'
were without foundation.
/ went into them myself today ihey are
entered by double doors, and the covered
court where the bitching upi j. 90 he done j.
50 big that a four horse omnibus could turn
around IN 4, without tou ,hing the walls. It's
floor l. n concrete, in small blocks, and Us
ceiling, gir1ed By iron rafters. j, made Of
Georgia pine. beautifully oiled and var
ui.hed. II j. well lighted, ard az one corner
there is a great elevator. a. big as the floor
Of a fair sized bedroom. which is used for
raising and lowering the carriages 10 tns
second story. Directly boz front oi this court
stands the door leading on into the stables
proper. These are separated from the hitch-
inc court by two rooms. one Of which Is a
wash room for harness. This has a station
ary wash tub. with hot and cold water ana
II has all the convenience for The banging
VI OF harness To dry. Upon the opposite side
there is a harness room. OF what mlgnl letter
be called a barnes WARDROBE II b, r. large
AS q hall bed room. b. lined With GAS cases
made II some white wood. aui along the
hacks Of each case are a number n iron sad
dies made for the hanging up ~ harness.
Below are drawers iu which the robes may
be kept and there are a number Of poles
stretched across the top for the hanging ~
saddles and harness.
The accommodations for the horses are
perfect. The stables are arranged 50 that
not r drsught Of air can strike = heated
horse. and s. that fhe light comes from above
end cannot SHINE in their ewes. and the walls
NJ 'he stables which are double. are a- warm
b. modern architecture can make them.
are three large box stalls. the lower
part Il each o. which is made n white wood,
with an iron railing running around me top.
The drainage and sewerage Il This barn is a.
perfect A. that q q sanitary resort, and the
floor II each q these box stalls Slopes slightly
from The edge Of the square 20 fhe ceufsr.
One Of the stalls is more elegantly finished
than the others. and this is intended tor SICK
horses Each stall hss a feed trough " non
az the corner. and the halter strap is so ar
ranged with = weight and a pulley that %
possibly become entaugled iu tHe
horse legs
The feeding arrangements are mp stairs.
nnd the feed is dropped down through cbutes
tg means Of slides. ~ ihat sV given amount
can be- accurately measured. There i A little
COW stall A. the back for ono Of the Jersey
aud there are four or FIVE other stalls ln add
ton ~ the box ones. Each stall has q place
for an iron label over 10, on which is t0 De
painted tue name Of tue horse occupying lf.
The second floor u these stables Is reached
bv d winding staircase, aud here are sitting
rooms hitei up with a corner fireplace and a
hard wood mautei THIS room b. the reception
room of the stables. and D. VIII be well lighted
and comfortably furnished There are also
the bed rooms u the coachnau sud iootman,
and Stanford will have telephone communi.
cation with these stable Il ril he here
that tie servants who have charge ~ the
horses wiIi live The court room on the
second n00r is only reached, as far as vehicles
are concerned. by the elevator. l. is roughly
finished. ani tue rafteis losk down upon the
hard wood floor ana the half dozen carriages
resting upon j..